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Pre-Application Submitted to Greenwich P&Z to Change use of Former Mike’s Organic to Restaurant

The building was originally home to an International House of Pancakes, “IHOP.” Later, it became home to Patio.com, and ultimately underwent a massive renovation to become Mike’s Organic, a small-format grocery store that opened with much enthusiasm in April 2023, and closed permanently on March 3, 2024.  Continue Reading →

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In Greenwich, “Hands-On” Businesses Put the Squeeze on Traditional Retail

“We recognize that this is the trend in applications, but we want to get ahead of it and accommodate them. And we’ve made a couple mistakes in what we’ve approved because they’ve exceeded what they’ve been approved for.”– P&Z chair Margarita Alban Continue Reading →

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Tiny Microgreens Make a Big Splash at Greenwich Farmers Market

“We do occasionally run into customers who are not familiar with it, and our job is to educate them. Basically, microgreens are the young seedlings of the mature vegetables that we know and eat on a daily basis. But they’re much more flavorful and nutrient-dense.” – Lily Mass, TinyGreensCT Continue Reading →

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P&Z Watch: Is 92-Unit 8-30g “The Missing Tooth” in the Fabric of Downtown Greenwich?

The commission said they were unsure that existing legal non-conformities would carry over to a new development because while non-conformities travel with a property, when 9 properties are merged, the legal non-conformities might cease to exist. There were also concerns about the optics of developing affordable housing on a contaminated site. Continue Reading →

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Featured Greenwich Farmers Market Vendor: Sprout Juice Bar

Sprout cold pressed juices ingredients are sourced locally and organically. Their juices are raw, pressed and bottled daily in Milford, unlike other juice companies that pasteurize or high-pressure process their juices to extend their shelf life, stripping away naturally occurring probiotics, proteins, enzymes, vitamins and minerals. Continue Reading →

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